2016 Black Ferns

Stargazer

Good news; it looks like both Black Ferns games against the Wallaroos will be televised. Glad that Sky finally seems to be taking our women's team seriously, although the proof of that will have to come from broadcasting the games in England & Ireland. I hope the games will also be televised in Oz.

Stargazer

Black Ferns team for the first test v Aussie: (new caps denoted by * )

Pip Love
Fiao’o Fa’amausili (c)
Aleisha Nelson
Eloise Blackwell
Charmaine Smith
Rawinia Everitt
Sarah Goss
Aroha Savage
Kendra Cocksedge
Victoria Subritzky-Nafatali
Renee Wickliffe
Chelsea Alley
Portia Woodman
Honey Hireme
Selica Winiata

Reserves
16. Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate
17. Toka Natua (Aldora Itunu)
18. Aotearoa Mata’u*
19. Charlene Gubb
20. Charmaine McMenamin
21. Kristina Sue*
22. Kelly Brazier
23. Janna Vaughan

http://www.allblacks.com/News/29993/black-ferns-team-named-for-season-opening-test-against-australia

Strong looking team, even with a few newbies in the squad. That backline looks deadly!

Bones

Savage-Cocksedge. What a brilliant 8-9 combo.

ACT Crusader

Good to see Portia in there. Here's hoping she has a big game

Stargazer

Good preview of the game

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11733604

ACT Crusader

Aussie side:

Sarah Riordan
Cobie-Jane Morgan
Nareta Marsters
Hanna Sio
Shontelle Stowers
Ashleigh Hewson (c)
Iliseva Batibasaga
Liz Patu
Vesinia Schaaf-Tatufa
Millie Gray
Chloe Butler
Alisha Hewett
Hana Ngaha
Ivy Kaleta
Louise Burrows

Reserves: Alanna Patison, Emily Robinson, Danielle Meskell, Grace Hamilton, Kirby Sefo, Ariana Kaiwai, Katrina Barker, Cheyenne Campbell

Stargazer

First Black Ferns try within 4 minutes!

Stargazer

That was a great second try. Chelsea Alley over for the Ferns.

Stargazer

Too easy! Try no. 3. Cocksedge scores after a quick tap, 5m from the Wallaroos line.

It's 21-3 to the Black Ferns after 20 minutes.

Stargazer

Geez, these Aussie girls are terrible.

Winiata over: 26-3 to the Black Ferns after 25 min.

Stargazer

And another one, by Eloise Blackwell. Aussies have one player in the bin.

Funny how the the Black Ferns had a huge number of players in the line-out, including two backs.

Bovidae

@Stargazer said in 2016 Black Ferns:

Funny how the the Black Ferns had a huge number of players in the line-out, including two backs.

And those backs couldn't stop laughing when they went to the front of the lineout. An obvious set move.

Really impressed with the workrate of both locks and the captain Fa'amausili.

Stargazer

It must be hard for the Wallaroos to prepare for the World Cup next year if they don't have a women's equivalent of the NRC (or our NPC), their players are recruited straight from club rugby and the Aussie 7s and - if I understand it correctly - they don't have a tour to Europe.

The Black Ferns haven't played since the June 2015 Super Series, but the Wallaroos not since the last World Cup in 2014.

Stargazer

@Bovidae said in 2016 Black Ferns:

@Stargazer said in 2016 Black Ferns:

Funny how the the Black Ferns had a huge number of players in the line-out, including two backs.

And those backs couldn't stop laughing when they went to the front of the lineout. An obvious set move.

Really impressed with the workrate of both locks and the captain Fa'amausili.

She has a huge engine. Unbelievable that she's 36!

Stargazer

Honey Bill!

Stargazer

Full time: Black Ferns win 67 to 3

Kirwan

Man, they were scoring at will in that second half.

Mokey

67-3!!

That was some classy running rugby from the girls. Wallaroos had nothing.

Stargazer

These games against the Aussies are good as warm-up games but they don't really say much about where the Ferns are internationally. It will be interesting to see how they will do on their tour when they play Ireland (current World Champs) and England (professionals).

RoninWC

Really entertaining to watch. Some real physicality from both sides.

The BFs handling was pretty damn good and some very impressive performances.

Hopefully the game on Wednesday will also be televised here in Aus.

The Silver Fern

2016 Black Ferns